Taking your puppy to the veterinarian for shots is a necessity. These vaccinations protect your puppy from potentially deadly diseases like the parvo virus and rabies. Credit: fotografixx | Getty Images Your puppy’s vaccinations can run from $100 to $200 or more, depending on where you …
Eight-year-old Woody (right) isn’t super fat, but because he’s often so physically exuberant, especially when playing with 2-year-old Boone (left), I worry that carrying excess weight could contribute to him tearing an ACL or something. Credit: Nancy Kerns I have a reputation among my friends and …
Dogs howl to communicate. It could be due to excitement, pain, or simply responding to another howl (or siren!). Credit: John Elk | Getty Images Howling is one of the many ways that dogs communicate. Some dogs only howl in short bursts once in a while, …
Man feeding his dog in kitchen If your dog is always a picky, slow eater, and he goes on strike for a meal or two, there is usually nothing urgent to be worried about – but do mention this to your veterinarian at your dog’s next …
Gorgeous! This young girl is using beautifully crisp body language to cue her puppy, and is ready with a treat in her other hand as a reward. Teaching your children to use clear, consistent cues and quickly marking and rewarding the resulting behavior will help your …
Wearing a treat pouch, or “bait bag” as many trainers call them, enables you to deliver training treats at any rate of reinforcement necessary to build and maintain the behaviors you want from your dog. Photo: Nancy Kerns When it comes to dog training, positive reinforcement …
Even large hawks (such as this red-tailed hawk) would have a difficult time carrying away any but the tiniest dogs, those less than two pounds. If you walk in open areas where even larger raptors (such as golden or bald eagles) are common, it would be …
